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i Letters Patent No. 72,910, dated December 31, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTER-REER.

fro ALL WHOM IT MAY looNoERN;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. RUNDELL, of Genoa, in the county ofCayuga, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Reel forRcaping and Mening-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This inventionl relates to an impre/'ementv in the construction of thatclass of reels for reaping and mowingmachines which are not providedwith a central shaft; and'it consists in a novelway f constructing thercel, whereby the parts are firmly secured together without the aid ofoblique braces hitherto used, the reel ,rendered capable of beingreadily put together and taken apart,-'and a smaller reel than hithertoallowed to be used, by which the team may be hitched nearer to theframeof the machine'than usual. In the accompanying sheet of drawings lFigure 1 is a transverse section of my invention, taken in the line :erv, iig. 2.

Figure 2, a side view of the Ysam'epartly in section, as indicated bythe line y y, iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.`

A represents a shaft, to one end of which my improved reel is attachedas follows: On the end of this shaft there is firmly keyed a circularplate, B, having a central hub, -a, from which radial plates, l, projectto the edge of the plate, as shown in g. There are six of these plates,b, which form three taper sockets, c, to receive the inner ends of armsC, which may be of wood, the inner ends of the arms being made of taperform, to correspond to the shape or form of the sockets, in which theyare {itt-ed and retained by spuds or pins, d, in the plates and withinthe sockets, the spuds or pins fitting in holes in the arms.' The platesb and the end of the hub a are all in the same plane, and, with theplate B and spuds or pins d, may be cast in one piece. The

l arms are eectuallyprevented from moving laterally out' of the socketsby means of a plate, D, similar to B,

which is secured iirmly by a nut, e, screwed on the end of shaft A, aswill be fully understood by referring to iig. 2. On-the outer end ofeach arm C there is secured a metal elbow, E. These elbows may be ofcast metal, and they have taper holes made through them, to receivetenons on the ends of the arms, the inner ends of the metal elbowsbearing against shoulders, f, on the arms, and pins, g, passingtransversely through the elbows 1 and tenons. In the other parts ofthese elbows there aremade-taper holes, to receive tenons on the innerends of the beaters F, pins, 71, passing through these parte of theelbows and the tenons of the beaters. The beaters, like the arms" C, areof wood, and may be of any suitable length, and they are parallel witheach other and the shaft A, as shown clearly in fig. 2. By this mode o fconstruction., thegarms and beaters are firmly secured together, and thearms also tirmlysecured to the shaft A, and a very strong and durablereel obtained.

The oblique brace-rods hitherto used .in this class of reels, extendingfrom thehub to the beaters, are avoided by being rendered unnecessary;and hence I am enabled to use a reel of smaller diameter than usual, assaid braces required a reel sufficiently large in diameter to prcventthebraces Coming in contact with the grain.

By my improvement, I am enabled to use. a reel one foot less indiameter; and this is a great advantage, as it admits of the team beinghitched nearer to the main frame of the machine, and reduces the draughtof the same. 4The reel also may be readily detached and taken apart, soas to reduce the cost of transportation.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The metallic elbows E, constructed as described, incombination 'with the plates B andD, constructed as described, asandi'or the purpose specified.

WM. F. RUNDELL.

Witn esses WM. F. McNAMAnA,

ALEX. F. .Itosntrs

